promiscuous

prəˈmɪskjuəs

Definition

Definition of promiscuous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sexual behaviorhaving or characterized by many transient sexual relationships

He was known for his promiscuous lifestyle during college..

licentious

unrestrained

indiscriminatenot selective or careful in choice

He had a promiscuous approach to reading books.

indiscriminate

unselective

networking

TECH.

network mode gathering all traffic indiscriminately

TECH.

The NIC was set to promiscuous mode for monitoring.

indiscriminate

unselective

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Origin of promiscuous

Latin, promiscuus (mixed) + -ous (full of)

Terms with promiscuous included in their meaning

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sleeping around

adj.

promiscuous

engaging in casual sexual relationships

get around

promiscuity

be sexually promiscuous

tramp

society

promiscuous woman often seen as immoral

of easy virtue

adj.

morality

having loose morals or promiscuous behavior

alley cat

society

woman perceived as promiscuous

tomcat

behavior

man regarded as aggressive and promiscuous

loose woman

promiscuous

woman who has many sexual partners

sow your wild oats

behavior

participate in promiscuous or reckless behavior when young

Examples of promiscuous in a sentence

The novel depicts a promiscuous society.
Her promiscuous taste in music led to an eclectic playlist.
The artist's promiscuous use of colors made the painting vibrant.
The software uses promiscuous mode to capture all packets.
In promiscuous mode, the device listens to all network traffic.

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French:libertin, éclectique, ...
German:promiskuitiv, wahllos, ...
Italian:promiscuo, indiscriminato, ...
Spanish:promiscuo, indiscriminado, ...
Portuguese:libertino, indiscriminado, ...
Chinese:淫乱的, 不加选择, ...
Japanese:乱れた, 無差別な, ...
Arabic:مُتَفَلِّت جِنْسِيًّا, غَيْرُ مُنْتَقٍ, ...
Hebrew:מֻפְקָר מִינִית, בִּלתִּי בַּרֵרָן, ...
Russian:распущенный, неразборчивый, ...
Ukrainian:розпусний, безрозбірливий, ...
Hindi:उच्छृंखल, अविवेकी, ...
Bengali:অসংযত, অবিবেচক, ...
Catalan:promíscu, indiscriminat, ...
Czech:promiskuitní, nevybíravý, ...
Danish:promiskuøs, tilfældig, ...
Dutch:losbandig, willekeurig, ...
Greek:άσωτος, αδιάκριτος, ...
Hungarian:kicsapongó, válogatás nélküli, ...
Khmer:រួមភេទពាសវាលពាសកាល, មិនរើសអើង, ...
Korean:문란한, 무분별한, ...
Persian:هرزه, بی‌تفاوت, ...
Polish:rozwiązły, niewybredny, ...
Portuguese (BR):libertino, ...
Romanian:promiscuu, indiscriminat, ...
Swedish:promiskuös, osorterad, ...
Thai:สำส่อน, ไม่เลือกหน้า, ...
Turkish:hafifmeşrep, rastgele, ...
Vietnamese:lăng nhăng, không phân biệt, ...

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